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The Baha'i faith in Africa : establishing a new religious movement, 1952-1962 / by Anthony A. Lee

Author
Lee, Anthony A., 1947-
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
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Contents
The Babi/Baha'i movement -- The African presence at the genesis of the Babi/Baha'i religions -- Opting for the apocalypse: the Baha'i response to the modern crisis in the Middle East and West Africa -- Planting the Baha'i faith in West Africa: the first decade -- The roots of Baha'i conversion in British Cameroons -- British Cameroons: a movement develops -- The Baha'i church of Calabar -- In lieu of a conclusion.
Summary
One million Baha'is live in africa. This is the first academic volume to explore the history of this movement on the continent. The book discusses the diverse and contractivory American, Iranian, British, and African contributions to this new religious movement.
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9789004226005 (electronic bk.)
9004226001 (electronic bk.)
1283327007
9781283327008
9004206841
9789004206847
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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